About
Pisum sativum 'Fiji'PBR is a cultivar of garden pea grown for its edible seeds and pods within the Fabaceae. It is an annual, cool-season crop that flowers from May to July and sets pods containing several seeds. Immature peas and, in types with tender pods such as snow or snap peas, the pods themselves are used fresh, frozen or canned.
About the genus
Pisum is a possible genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to southwest Asia and northeast Africa. As of April 2026, Plants of the World Online considered the genus to be a synonym of Lathyrus, while the International Legume Database Information Service (ILDIS) accepted three species:Pisum abyssinicum = Lathyrus oleraceus Pisum fulvum = Lathyrus fulvus Pisum sativum = Lathyrus oleraceus – the field or garden pea, a major human food crop
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In the garden
Pisum sativum 'Fiji'PBR belongs to the genus Pisum in the legume family Fabaceae and is a cultivated garden pea. The species was given the name Pisum sativum by Carl Linnaeus in 1753; peas are grown worldwide as a pulse and as a vegetable crop. Pea plants complete their life cycle in a single year, producing flowers that lead to pods which enclose the seeds. Peas are a cool-season crop: sowing can take place from winter to early summer depending on local conditions and the intended harvest window. Flowering occurs from May to July, after which pods develop and mature; immature peas are commonly harvested for fresh eating or processing. Pods are botanically fruit, developing from the flower ovary and typically containing several peas each. In the UK garden Pisum sativum 'Fiji'PBR belongs in the vegetable plot or allotment where traditional pea crops are grown for seasonal harvest. Plan sowing so flowering and pod set coincide with cooler spring weather to suit a cool-season crop. Harvest immature seeds promptly for best texture, and remember that the crop completes its cycle within the year once pods are mature.
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